81 FR 7300 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02807 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 7300-7302] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02807] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2015-0047] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on March 7, 2016. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 10th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, April 4-8, 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 10th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 7, 2016, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, Room 1A-001, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 10th Session of the CCCF will be accessible via the Internet at http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 10th Session of the CCCF invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address [email protected]. Call-in-Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 10th Session of the CCCF by conference call. Please use the call-in-number. Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904. The participant code will be posted on the Web page below: http:// www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ [[Page 7301]] topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings. Registration: Attendees may register electronically at the same email address provided above by March 3, 2016. The meeting will be held in a Federal building. Early registration is encouraged as it will expedite entry into the building and parking area. Attendees should bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through security screening systems. If you require parking, please include the vehicle make and tag number when you register. Attendees that are not able to attend the meeting in person, but wish to participate, may do so by phone. Further Information About the 10th Session of the CCCF Contact: Henry Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, CFSAN/FDA, HFS-317, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402-2023, Fax: (301) 436-2651, email: [email protected] For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Henry Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, CFSAN/FDA, HFS-317, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402-2023, Fax: (301) 436-2651, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Through adoption of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees, and by promoting their adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure that fair practices are used in the food trade. The CCCF is responsible for: (a) Establishing or endorsing permitted maximum levels, and where necessary, revising existing guideline levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; (b) Preparing priority lists of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA); (c) Considering and elaborating methods of analysis and sampling for the determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; (d) Considering and elaborating standards or codes of practice for related subjects; and (e) Considering other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed. The Committee is chaired by The Netherlands. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 10th Session of the CCCF will be discussed during the public meeting:Matters referred to the CCCF by the Codex Alimentarius Commission or its subsidiary bodies; Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO (including JECFA); Matters of interest arising from other international organizations; Draft maximum level for inorganic arsenic in husked rice (at Step 7 of the Codex Decision Process); Proposed draft revision of maximum levels for lead in selected fruits and vegetables (fresh and processed) in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (at Step 4 of the Codex Decision Process); Proposed draft Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of arsenic contamination in rice; Proposed draft maximum levels for cadmium in cocoa and cocoa derived products (at Step 4 of the Codex Decision Process); Draft Revision of the Code of Practice for the prevention of mycotoxin contamination in cereals (general provisions) (at Step 7 of the Codex Decision Process); Proposed draft Annexes to the Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals (at Step 4 of the Codex Decision Process); Proposed draft Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in spices; Discussion paper on an Annex for ergot alkaloids to the Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals; Discussion paper on the development of maximum levels for mycotoxins in spices; Discussion paper on maximum levels for methylmercury in fish; and Priority list of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for evaluation by JECFA. Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, or to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the meeting. Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents (see ADDRESSES). Public Meeting At the March 7, 2016, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to Dr. Henry Kim for the 10th Session of the CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 10th Session of the CCCF. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password protect their accounts. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA. How To File a Complaint of Discrimination To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at http:// www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ [[Page 7302]] 12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your authorized representative. Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410. Fax: (202) 690-7442. Email: [email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). Done at Washington, DC, on February 8, 2016. Paulo Almeida, Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2016-02807 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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TABLE 3—SUMMARY OF NET BENEFITS 1—Continued
Compliance level of establishments Primary Low estimate High estimate
not meeting the standard Cost/benefit component estimate ($mil) ($mil)
% ($mil)
40 .................................................................... Industry Costs ................................................ (21.4) (15.5) (27.2)
FSIS Costs ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................
Public Health Benefits .................................... 79.7 50.4 125.9
Net Benefits ............................................. ......................................................................... 58.3 34.9 98.7
50 .................................................................... Industry Costs ................................................ (24.9) (18.2) (31.5)
FSIS Costs ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................
Public Health Benefits .................................... 109.1 68.8 171.2
Net Benefits ............................................. ......................................................................... 84.2 50.6 139.7
1 All costs and benefits annualized over 10 years at a 7 percent discount rate.
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No agency, officer, or employee of the regulations, Federal Register notices, (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, FSIS public meetings, and other types of Human Services, are sponsoring a
color, national origin, religion, sex, information that could affect or would public meeting on March 7, 2016. The
gender identity, sexual orientation, be of interest to constituents and objective of the public meeting is to
disability, age, marital status, family/ stakeholders. The Update is provide information and receive public
parental status, income derived from a communicated via Listserv, a free comments on agenda items and draft
public assistance program, or political electronic mail subscription service for United States (U.S.) positions to be
beliefs, exclude from participation in, industry, trade groups, consumer discussed at the 10th Session of the
deny the benefits of, or subject to interest groups, health professionals, Codex Committee on Contaminants in
discrimination any person in the United and other individuals who have asked Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius
States under any program or activity to be included. The Update is also Commission (Codex), taking place in
conducted by the USDA. available on the FSIS Web page. In Rotterdam, The Netherlands, April 4–8,
To file a complaint of discrimination, addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for
complete the USDA Program subscription service which provides Food Safety and FDA recognize the
Discrimination Complaint Form, which automatic and customized access to importance of providing interested
may be accessed online at http:// selected food safety news and parties the opportunity to obtain
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ information. This service is available at background information on the 10th
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Session of the CCCF and to address
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you Options range from recalls to export items on the agenda.
or your authorized representative. information to regulations, directives, DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
Send your completed complaint form and notices. Customers can add or for Monday, March 7, 2016, from 1:00
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: delete subscriptions themselves, and p.m.–4:00 p.m.
have the option to password protect
Mail ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
their accounts.
take place at the Food and Drug
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Done at Washington, DC, on: February 4, Administration (FDA), Harvey W. Wiley
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 2016. Federal Building, Room 1A–001, Center
Independence Avenue SW., Alfred V. Almanza, for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Washington, DC 20250–9410. Acting Administrator. (CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
Fax [FR Doc. 2016–02586 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] College Park, MD 20740. Documents
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P related to the 10th Session of the CCCF
(202) 690–7442. will be accessible via the Internet at
Email http://www.codexalimentarius.org/
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE meetings-reports/en/.
program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S.
Food Safety and Inspection Service Delegate to the 10th Session of the CCCF
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) [Docket No. FSIS–2015–0047] invites interested U.S. parties to submit
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center their comments electronically to the
Codex Alimentarius Commission: following email address henry.kim@
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Meeting of the Codex Committee on fda.hhs.gov.
Additional Public Notification Contaminants in Food Call-in-Number:
If you wish to participate in the
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FSIS will announce this notice online AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under
through the FSIS Web page located at Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. public meeting for the 10th Session of
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal- ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
the CCCF by conference call. Please use
register. request for comments. the call-in-number.
FSIS will also make copies of this Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
Federal Register publication available SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy The participant code will be posted
through the FSIS Constituent Update, Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. on the Web page below: http://
which is used to provide information Department of Agriculture (USDA), and www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
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12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you An agency may not conduct or Total Burden Hours: 3,792.
or your authorized representative. sponsor a collection of information
Ruth Brown,
Send your completed complaint form unless the collection of information
Departmental Information Collection
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: displays a currently valid OMB control Clearance Officer.
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, number and the agency informs [FR Doc. 2016–02742 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 potential persons who are to respond to
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Independence Avenue SW., the collection of information that such
Washington, DC 20250–9410. persons are not required to respond to
Fax: (202) 690–7442. the collection of information unless it
ARCHITECTURAL AND
Email: program.intake@usda.gov. displays a currently valid OMB control TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
Persons with disabilities who require number. COMPLIANCE BOARD
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), Food and Nutrition Service
Meetings
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center Title: Child Nutrition Program
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). AGENCY: Architectural and
Operations Study II (CN–OPS II). Transportation Barriers Compliance
Done at Washington, DC, on February 8,
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. Board.
2016.
Paulo Almeida, Summary of Collection: The objective ACTION: Notice of meetings.
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. of the Child Nutrition Program
Operations Study II (CN–OPS II) is to SUMMARY: The Architectural and
[FR Doc. 2016–02807 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] Transportation Barriers Compliance
collect timely data on policy,
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P Board (Access Board) plans to hold its
administrative, and operational issues
regular committee and Board meetings
for the Child Nutrition Programs. The in Washington, DC, Monday through
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ultimate goal of this study is to analyze Wednesday, March 7–9, 2016 at the
these data and to provide input for new times and location listed below.
Food and Nutrition Service legislation on Child Nutrition Programs
DATES: The schedule of events is as
as well as to provide pertinent technical
Submission for OMB Review; follows:
assistance and training to program
Comment Request implementation staff. The CN–OPS II Monday, March 7, 2016
February 5, 2016. will help the Food and Nutrition 10:30–Noon Ad Hoc Committee on
The Department of Agriculture has Service (FNS) better understand and Frontier Issues
submitted the following information address current policy issues related to 1:30–2:30 p.m. Technical Programs
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) Committee
review and clearance under the operations. The policy and operational 2:30–3:00 Ad Hoc Committee on
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, issues include, but are not limited to, Design Guidance
Public Law 104–13. Comments are the preparation of the program budget, 3:00–4:00 Ad Hoc Committees: Closed
requested regarding (1) whether the development and implementation of to Public
collection of information is necessary program policy and regulations, and Wednesday, March 9, 2016
for the proper performance of the identification of areas for technical
functions of the agency, including assistance and training. 11:00–Noon Planning and Evaluation
whether the information will have Committee
Need and Use of the Information: 1:30–3:00 Board Meeting
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
This study will provide FNS with the ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the
agency’s estimate of burden including
data needed for the evaluation of Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance various policy and operational issues Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC
the quality, utility and clarity of the related to CNP operations. This study 20004.
information to be collected; and (4) will assist FNS in obtaining general FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
ways to minimize the burden of the descriptive data on the Child Nutrition further information regarding the
collection of information on those who program characteristics needed to meetings, please contact David Capozzi,
are to respond, including through the respond to questions about the nutrition Executive Director, (202) 272–0010
use of appropriate automated, programs in schools; obtaining data (voice); (202) 272–0054 (TTY).
electronic, mechanical, or other related to program administration for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the
technological collection techniques or designing and revising program Board meeting scheduled on the
other forms of information technology. regulations, managing resources, and afternoon of Wednesday, March 9, 2016,
Comments regarding this information reporting requirements; and in obtaining the Access Board will consider the
collection received by March 14, 2016 data related to program operations to following agenda items:
will be considered. Written comments help FNS develop and provide training • Approval of draft meeting minutes
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for and technical assistance for the School (vote): November 10, 2015 and January
Agriculture, Office of Information and Food Authorities (SFAs) and State 13, 2016
• Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Design
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Regulatory Affairs, Office of Agencies responsible for administering
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_ the Child Nutrition programs. Guidance; Frontier Issues; and
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) Description of Respondents: State, Information and Communication
395–5806 and to Departmental Local, or Tribal Government. Technology
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail • Technical Programs Committee
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Number of Respondents: 3,345. • Planning and Evaluation Committee
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Frequency of Responses: Reporting: • Election Assistance Commission
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Annually. Report
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